Lee, the 2012 Biletnikoff Award winner as college football's top receiver, was not among five receivers selected. He is now expected to learn his NFL destination Friday when the second and third rounds take place.

UCLA offensive lineman Xavier Su'a-Filo, regarded by some as a possible first-round pick, also is among local players hoping to be selected Friday or Saturday, when the draft concludes with the final four rounds.

Unlike Lee, Barr was not among prospects attending the draft. But he did not have to wait long for a phone call from the Vikings, who traded the eighth pick to the Cleveland Browns and then chose Barr with the next pick.

Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman said the organization thought Barr had the potential to be the next-best edge pass rusher in the draft after defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick by the Houston Texans.

"You just don't pass up these athletic-type players because they're too rare and too hard to find," Spielman said during a news conference.

Vikings Coach Mike Zimmer described the 6-foot-5, 255-pound Barr as "one of the most unique" players in the draft.

Barr's relative inexperience at his position is not expected to hinder his transition to the NFL.

"He's like a fawn," Zimmer said. "He's just learning some of these things… I'm excited to take him and mold him."

Lee began last season projected as a possible top-10 pick, but injuries limited his production.

After catching a school-record 118 passes in 2012, he had only 57 receptions last season, four for touchdowns. His performances at the NFL scouting combine and USC's pro day workouts were apparently not impressive enough to push him into the first round of a draft deep with receivers.

There were 26 pitchers in baseball's 300-save club before Wednesday, an elite group headed by a right-hander who had the game's most devastating cut fastball (Mariano Rivera), another who had one of baseball's best changeups (Trevor Hoffman), and a left-hander who threw 98 mph (Billy Wagner).

A 5-2 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night proved costly for the Angels, who lost David Freese to a fractured right index finger, an injury that will sideline the third baseman for several weeks, and center fielder Daniel Robertson to right shoulder stiffness, an injury that is not serious.